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18" Charleston white worm
« on: January 29, 2017, 04:10:57 pm »
Hi guys. I'm not to sure what to do as my all 4 of my charlestons have been hit with white worm. Not sure whether vw can do anything about this or would I have to send them off for a refurb?

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Re: 18" Charleston white worm
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2017, 04:52:06 pm »
Very common on diamond cut finishes, unfortunately the only way to get rid is to refurbish them. Diamond cut wheels while stunning are very open to whiteworming if the lacquer gets chipped or scraped (curbed) which is what you're seeing.

You can either get them refurbished again in Diamond Cut (but it doesn't solve the problem entirely if the lacquered finish gets breached again) or get them refinished in standard powder coat which will eliminate the whiteworming but loses the mirror like finish.

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Re: 18" Charleston white worm
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2017, 05:12:02 pm »
That's great information. Thanks for your help.